Res 2015-104/Fifth Amended and Restated Contract with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. for the Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials which adds Curbside Green Waste Cart Services, discontinues servicing of the downtown public trash c

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1.3.2 Residential and Multi-Family Single Stream Collection A. The Contractor will collect the following Recyclable Materials from each Residential Unit in the contract area on a one time every-other-week basis and from each Multi-Family Unit one time per week. Metal Containers Aluminum cans Ferrous cans Clear glass Colored glass Box Board Newsprint/magazines Mail Direct mail advertisements Old corrugated containers Plastic containers#s 1-7(no Styrofoam) For Residential Units this service will be on the same day as the regularly scheduled solid waste collection. With the Director's approval, the Contractor will have the right to add or delete material types from time to time based upon the commercial markets for the materials. Customers will not be required to separate materials by type prior to collection. All Recyclable Materials collected by the Contractor will become its property. Such Recyclable Material will not be comingled with Municipal Solid Waste by the Contractor. Notwithstanding, the Contractor will not discard any portion of the collected single stream recyclables unless they make up a De Minimis amount included within the non- recyclable residual remaining after being sorted through a recyclables sorting system. Unauthorized disposal of Recyclable Materials,which were collected as Recyclable Materials, is strictly prohibited. B. The Contractor will furnish each Residential Unit with a 96 gallon cart for recycling materials. These carts will be serviced on an every-other-week basis. C. The Contractor will not limit, except as may otherwise be noted in this Contract, the amount of Recyclable Materials residents place for removal. Recyclable materials placed outside the cart must be in a paper or cardboard container. There is no extra charge for materials in excess of the cart's capacity. D. The Contractor will notify the City of all instances where the Contractor declines to collect Recyclable Materials and the reason for it. The Director will investigate all instances of"no pickups," whether reported by the Contractor or by customers,and advise the customer of the reasons,or require the Contractor to collect the material. The Director will act in reasonable manner in deciding these issues,and the Director's decision will be final. E. The Contractor will discontinue Recyclable Materials collection services to any location as set forth in a written notice sent to the Contractor by the City. The Contractor will resume collection service at the location on the next regularly scheduled collection day upon written notice from the City. F. The Contractor will have all recyclable materials collected by it processed at a recyclable materials separation/processing site. The Contractor will ensure that any such site used by it is properly licensed or permitted by the State of Texas and other governmental entities having jurisdiction. The Contractor may dispose of any contaminated recyclable materials collected. 6